Facebook Revamps Its Libra Cryptocurrency in Response to Regulatory Backlash April 17, 2020 By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Tom Wilson Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency Libra will be linked to individual national currencies and overseen by global watchdogs in a scaled-back revamp...
Coronavirus Will Cause ‘Massive’ Losses Across Insurance Industry, Says Allianz CEO April 17, 2020 By Stephan Kahl, Matthew Miller and Anna Edwards Allianz SE Chief Executive Officer Oliver Baete warned the coronavirus has upended insurers’ business models and will cause “massive” losses...
AIR Worldwide Launches Free COVID-19 Catastrophe Modeling Tool April 16, 2020 AIR Worldwide has launched a free COVID-19 catastrophe modeling tool, one that predicts cases and offers death projections for the...
Arch Capital’s Estimated COVID-19 Losses During 1st Quarter Could Hit $145 Million April 16, 2020 Arch Capital Group Ltd. said its estimated pre-tax losses for claims incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic could reach $145...
UK Insurers, Banks Are Weathering Effects on Capital of COVID-19 Crisis: BoE’s Woods April 16, 2020 By Huw Jones and David Milliken Britain’s banks have enough funds to keep lending to the economy even under the deep recession scenario outlined by a...
Pandemic Bonds Get Stay of Execution but Prospect of Wipeout Looms April 16, 2020 By Tasos Vossos A ruling last week not to wipe out holders of a World Bank financial instrument providing emergency funds to poor...
Beazley Appoints Greenwood as Head of Cyber & Executive Risk, Succeeding Donovan April 16, 2020 Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Bethany Greenwood as global head of cyber & executive risk (CyEx) from July 2020. She...
Hiscox Says Its Business Interruption Exposure Is Limited in Europe, U.S. April 16, 2020 Hiscox’s core policy wordings do not provide cover for business interruption as a result of the general lockdown measures taken...
Howden Broking Group Buys Greece’s Matrix Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers April 16, 2020 Howden Broking Group, the London-based independent specialty broker, announced it has acquired Matrix Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers in Greece. Financial...
Sompo Int’l to Exit Lloyd’s, Writing New Business from London Company Market Platform April 15, 2020 Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced that as part of...